What are the responsibilities and job description for the Per Diem Hospice House LPN position at croihealth?
Why Croí Health?
Croí Health is a mission-driven, non-profit organization providing home health, palliative, hospice, and wellness services across 27 communities, from Milton to Plymouth. Consistently earning five-star CMS ratings, we lead with innovation, quality, and heart.
Join us and make a difference every day—because here, caring is more than what we do, it’s who we are.
What will you be doing:
The Hospice House LPN will provide basic bedside care to terminally ill residents and render prescribed treatments to clients residing at the Hospice House.
- Take and keep track of residents’ vital signs such as weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration
- Prepare and give patients injections and enemas, monitor catheters and dress wounds, as needed
- Assess present and potential problems, needs and resources of the resident and communicates this to the Hospice House Case Manager
Pay: 35/hr. - 40/hr. Based on experience
What we’re looking for in you:
- Graduate of an accredited school for Licensed Practical Nurses
- Current State of Massachusetts LPN license
- Previous community health experience, preferred
- Strong clinical skills and Hospice experience, preferred
- Good communications skills, both verbal and written
- Organized. flexible and ability to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
- Compassionate and caring attitude, sympathetic
- Ability to pick up shifts 7:00am - 7:00pm or 7:00pm - 7:00am
Croí Health complies with applicable federal and state civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude people or treat them less favorably because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), sex (including sex characteristics, including intersex traits, pregnancy, or related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity and sex stereotypes), age, disability (including mental illness and substance abuse disorders), genetic material, veteran status, communicable disease, natural or protective hairstyles or any combination, thereof with regard to admission, access to treatment or employment.
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